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Posttransplantation prophylaxis with primary high-dose hepatitis B immunoglobulin monotherapy and complementary preemptive antiviral add-on.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Apr 2011
Hwang Shin, Ahn Chul-Soo, Song Gi-Won, Kim Ki-Hun, Moon Deok-Bog, Oh Heung-Bum, Lim Young-Suk, Lee Han Chu, Ha Tae-Yong, Jung Dong-Hwan, Chung Young-Hwa, Lee Sung-Gyu
Abstract excerpt
A considerable proportion of liver transplantation recipients who receive hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) monotherapy for hepatitis B virus (HBV) prophylaxis develop resistance to HBIG. We retrospectively assessed the efficacy of HBV prophylaxis in 1524 patients who received primary high-dose HBIG monotherapy (n = 1463) or with a preemptive antiviral add-on as secondary combination therapy (n = 61). At a median...
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